A note on dissertation report review task related to research methods: for MBA students
Regarding the subject of doing an MBA dissertation
project, please give 4 brief advices on the following review task. Try to also
clarify your 4 advices a bit more with reference to the research theme of
"an evaluation and refinement of the talent management strategy of Hong
Kong ABC Bank in response to the impacts of corporate AI usage: a pragmatic
approach with the methods of focus group and employee opinion questionnaire
survey"
The review task
Research methods design quality review (re: dissertation
report chapter 3: research methodology) and research methods findings quality
review (re: dissertation report chapter 5: discussion of research findings).
Here are 4 brief
but clarified advices for reviewing Chapter 3 (Research Methodology) and Chapter
5 (Discussion of Findings) of your MBA dissertation on “An
evaluation and refinement of the talent management strategy of Hong Kong ABC
Bank in response to the impacts of corporate AI usage: a pragmatic approach
with the methods of focus group and employee opinion questionnaire survey”:
1. Justify the Pragmatic Mixed-Methods
Design Explicitly
In Chapter
3, clearly explain why pragmatism is the right philosophy
for your study: it allows you to combine subjective insights (focus groups)
with generalizable trends (questionnaire) to solve a real-world
problem—refining ABC Bank’s talent management strategy under AI disruption.
·
For your topic: Show how pragmatism lets you address
both employee perceptions of AI (qualitative) and measurable
shifts in talent outcomes like retention or skill gaps (quantitative),
aligning with your dual academic-practical goals.
2. Ensure Method-Research Question
Alignment and Sampling Rigor
In Chapter
3, verify that each method (focus group, questionnaire) directly answers
specific research questions, and that sampling is justified (e.g., which
departments/levels at ABC Bank, sample size, response rate).
·
For your topic: Confirm that focus group participants
include employees affected by AI adoption (e.g., frontline, HR, data analysts),
and that the questionnaire reaches a statistically meaningful cross-section to
detect patterns in opinion about talent management changes.
3. Triangulate Findings and Link Them
Back to Theory and Practice
In Chapter
5, the discussion must triangulate qualitative themes
(from focus groups) with quantitative results (from the survey), showing where
they converge or diverge, and interpret this in light of talent management and
AI literature.
·
For your topic: For example, if surveys show low confidence
in AI-related upskilling but focus groups reveal fear of job displacement,
discuss how this dual evidence points to a gap in ABC Bank’s current talent
strategy—and how existing theories (e.g., resource-based view, AMO model)
explain or fail to explain this.
4. Evaluate Practical Recommendations
Against Methodological Limitations
In Chapter
5, assess whether the proposed refinements to ABC Bank’s talent management
strategy are realistic given the study’s limitations (e.g.,
single organization, insider bias, self-reported data).
·
For your topic: If your findings are limited to ABC Bank’s
Hong Kong operations, explicitly state that recommendations should be piloted
before bank-wide rollout. Ensure each recommendation (e.g., new AI literacy
training, revised performance metrics) is clearly traced back to specific
findings from your mixed methods.
These advices
ensure your methodology is defensible, your findings are rigorously
interpreted, and your recommendations are both academically grounded and
practically action-ready for ABC Bank.
*** this review task is performed after the first draft of the MBA dissertation report has been written.
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